Anonymous Comrade writes:

"U.S. Appeals Court OKs Some Medical Pot"

David Kravets, Associated Press Writer

SAN FRANCISCO -- An appeals court ruled Tuesday that a federal law outlawing
marijuana does not apply to sick people who are allowed to smoke pot with a
doctor's recommendation.

The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was a blow to the
federal government in its fight against medical marijuana. The Justice
Department has argued that state medical marijuana laws were trumped by
federal drug laws.